{{Short description|English footballer}} {{Use British English|date=August 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Josh Gillies | image = | fullname = Joshua James Gillies<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2015/the-football-league-retained-and-released-list-2491522.aspx |title=The Football League Retained List |publisher=The Football League |date=8 July 2015 |accessdate=16 June 2015}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1990|6|12}} | birth_place = Sunderland, England | height = | currentclub = Blyth Spartans | clubnumber = 7 | position = Winger | years1 = 2007 | clubs1 = Sunderland Nissan | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2008 | clubs2 = Newcastle Blue Star | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2009–2010 | clubs3 = Blyth Spartans | caps3 = 18 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2010 | clubs4 = Whitley Bay | caps4 = 11 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = Gateshead | caps5 = 91 | goals5 = 19 | years6 = 2013–2015 | clubs6 = Carlisle United | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2013 | clubs7 = → Cambridge United (loan) | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2014 | clubs8 = → Cambridge United (loan) | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 2 | years9 = 2014 | clubs9 = → FC Halifax Town (loan) | caps9 = 1 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2015 | clubs10 = → Gateshead (loan) | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 1 | years11 = 2015–2016 | clubs11 = Gateshead | caps11 = 23 | goals11 = 4 | years12 = 2016–2018 | clubs12 = Darlington | caps12 = 76 | goals12 = 19 | years13 = 2018–2021 | clubs13 = South Shields | caps13 = 41 | goals13 = 8 | years14 = 2021- | clubs14 = Blyth Spartans | caps14 = 1 | goals14 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = England C | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 08:48, 15 July 2018 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Joshua James Gillies''' (born 12 June 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Blyth Spartans. Gillies played in the Football League for Carlisle United.
==Career== Gillies began his career with non-league Sunderland Nissan and Newcastle Blue Star. In 2009, he moved to Blyth Spartans<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Gillies|url=http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=1653|publisher=Blyth Spartans AFC|accessdate=7 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162115/http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=1653|archive-date=18 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> under Mick Tait, but failed to hold down a first-team place and was allowed to join Whitley Bay in March 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Gillies quits Blyth Spartans for Whitley Bay|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/josh-gillies-quits-blyth-spartans-1412124|work=Chronicle Live|date=16 March 2010|accessdate=4 August 2013}}</ref> At Whitley Bay Gilles scored in the final of the FA Vase as they beat Wroxham 6–1 at Wembley Stadium.<ref>{{cite web|title=Whitley Bay FC win FA Vase at Wembley|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/whitley-bay-fc-win-fa-1414708|work=Chronicle Live|date=9 May 2010|accessdate=4 August 2013}}</ref>
===Gateshead=== Gilles joined Conference Premier side Gateshead in June 2010.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gateshead sign Josh Gillies and James Marwood|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/gateshead/8746844.stm|work=BBC Sport|date=17 June 2010|access-date=4 August 2013}}</ref> He top-scored for Gateshead in 2012–13 and established himself as one of the best players in non-league football, and was rewarded with a call up to the England C team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Gillies warranted England C call-up – Ian Bogie|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19949288|work=BBC Sport|date=15 October 2012|access-date=4 August 2013}}</ref>
===Carlisle United=== He signed for Carlisle United in June 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Josh Gillies: Carlisle negotiating with Gateshead over deal|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/22767333|work=BBC Sport|date=26 June 2013|access-date=4 August 2013}}</ref> He made his Football League debut in a 5–1 defeat against Leyton Orient on 3 August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Carlisle 1–5 Leyton Orient|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23474996|work=BBC Sport|date=3 August 2013|access-date=4 August 2013}}</ref> On 28 November 2013, Gillies joined Cambridge United on loan until January.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cambridge United sign Wales keeper Jason Brown|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25136452|work=BBC Sport|date=28 November 2013|access-date=11 February 2014}}</ref> He made his debut for Cambridge two days later in a 1–0 victory over Salisbury City in the FA Trophy.<ref name="CAMSALFAT">{{cite web|title=Whites exit to league leaders|url=http://www.sport4salisbury.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14085:todays-teams-salisbury-city-v-cambridge-united|publisher=sport4salisbury|date=30 November 2013|accessdate=11 January 2014}}</ref> He scored his first goal for Cambridge on 10 December 2013 in a 3–0 victory over Macclesfield Town.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cambridge United 3–0 Macclesfield|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/24783144|work=BBC Sport|date=10 December 2013|access-date=11 February 2014}}</ref> After the expiration of his loan, Gillies rejoined Cambridge on 24 January 2014 on loan for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transfer window: Cambridge sign Ryan Bird and Josh Gillies|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/25878971|work=BBC Sport|date=24 January 2014|access-date=11 February 2014}}</ref>
Gillies left Carlisle on 4 May 2015, following the expiry of his contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/carlisle-united/latest/curle-wields-the-axe-at-carlisle-united-1.1209646 | newspaper=News & Star | title=Curle wields the axe at Carlisle United | date=4 May 2015 | accessdate=14 June 2015}}</ref>
===Later career=== On 12 June 2015, Gillies re-signed for Conference Premier side Gateshead on a permanent deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nonleague.pitchero.com/news/gillies-makes-permanent-heed-return-40033/ |publisher=Pitchero |title=Gillies Makes Permanent Heed Return |date=12 June 2015 |accessdate=13 June 2015}}</ref> After a year, he signed for Darlington of the National League North, where he was a regular in the team for two seasons. In 2018, he moved on to South Shields of the Northern Premier League.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/local/darlington/16300984.gillies-leaves-darlington-to-join-south-shields/ |title=Gillies leaves Darlington to join South Shields |first=Craig |last=Stoddart |newspaper=The Northern Echo |location=Darlington |date=20 June 2018 |accessdate=15 July 2018}}</ref>
In July 2021 he returned to Blyth Spartans.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/international-football/ex-south-shields-midfielder-josh-gillies-becomes-blyth-spartans-latest-addition-3226351%3famp |title=Ex-South Shields midfielder Josh Gillies becomes Blyth Spartans' latest addition |first=Mark |last=Carruthers |newspaper=The Shields Gazette |location=Darlington |date=6 May 2021 |accessdate=7 May 2021}}</ref>
==International career== Gillies was selected and called up to the England C team in 2012. He made his international debut on 12 September against Belgium,<ref>{{cite web|title=Gray grabs late winner|url=http://www.thefa.com/england/england-c/News/match-centre/2012/belgium-v-england|publisher=The Football Association (The FA)|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref> and also featured against Turkey on 5 February 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yilmaz ends England dreams|url=http://www.thefa.com/england/england-c/News/2013/england-1-0-turkey|publisher=The FA|accessdate=7 August 2013}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played on 30 April 2016}}<ref>{{soccerbase|56543}}</ref><ref>{{soccerway|josh-gillies/93251}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League{{ref label|League|A|}} !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other{{ref label|Other|B|}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="2"|Blyth Spartans||2009–10<ref>Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:<br />{{cite web | title = Josh Gillies | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=1653 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | accessdate = 7 August 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170418162115/http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=1653 | archive-date = 18 April 2017 | url-status = dead }}<br />{{cite web | title = Results and Fixtures – 2009–10 | url = http://www.blythspartansafc.co.uk/results/results2009-10.htm | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Hyde United 0 Blyth Spartans 3 (Match Report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=2103 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 30 August 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 2 Droylsden 2 (Match Report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=2229 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 6 September 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Eastwood Town 4 Blyth Spartans 2 (Match report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=2230 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 6 September 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Vauxhall Motors 1 Blyth Spartans 1 (Match Report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=2348 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 13 September 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 2 Solihull Moors 0 (Match Report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=2349 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 13 September 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Gloucester City 3 Blyth Spartans 1 (Match Report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=2366 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 19 September 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 7 Ossett Albion 1 (Match Report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=2511 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 27 September 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 6 Hinckley United 1 (Match report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=2765 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 18 October 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 2 Salford City 1 (Match report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=2938 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 25 October 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 0 AFC Telford 0 (Match Report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=2939 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 25 October 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = AFC Telford 4 Blyth Spartans 0 (Merit Marks) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=2974 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 28 October 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Solihull Moors 1 Blyth Spartans 1 (Match Report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3131 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 8 November 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 1 Eastwood Town 3 (Match report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3177 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 15 November 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 3 Morpeth Town 1 (Merit Marks) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3310 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 25 November 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Redditch United 2 Blyth Spartans 2 (Merit Marks) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3342 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 2 December 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 2 Ilkeston Town 0 (Match Report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3396 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 13 December 2009 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 1 Guiseley 2 (Merit Marks) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3464 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 13 January 2010 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 3 Vauxhall Motors 2 (Merit Marks) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3553 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 18 January 2010 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Northwich Victoria 5 Blyth Spartans 1 (Merit Marks) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3558 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 21 January 2010 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 2 Stafford Rangers 2 (Merit Marks) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3743 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 15 February 2010 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 4 AFC Telford United 0 (Match Report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3836 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 28 February 2010 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 0 Northwich Victoria 1 (Match Report) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3903 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 7 March 2010 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100309161021/http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3903 | archive-date = 9 March 2010 | url-status = dead }}<br />{{cite web | title = Blyth Spartans 0 Workington 0 (Merit Marks) | url = http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/?p=3918 | publisher = Blyth Spartans AFC | date = 10 March 2010 | accessdate = 7 August 2013 }}</ref>||Conference North||18||1||4||0||0||0||3||0||25||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !18!!1!!4!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0!!25!!1 |- |rowspan="2"|Whitley Bay||2009–10<ref>{{cite web | title = Whitley Results & Fixtures 2009–10 | url = http://www.whitleybayfc.com/0910/seas.asp | publisher = Whitley Bay FC | accessdate = 7 August 2013}}</ref>||Northern League||11||2||0||0||0||0||3||2||14||4 |- !colspan=2|Total !11!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!2!!14!!4 |- |rowspan="4"|Gateshead||2010–11<ref>Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:<br />{{Soccerbase season|56543|2010|name=Josh Gillies|access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref>||Conference Premier||19||1||0||0||0||0||2||0||21||1 |- |2011–12<ref>Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:<br />{{Soccerbase season|56543|2011|name=Josh Gillies|access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref>||Conference Premier||27||2||0||0||0||0||4||0||31||2 |- |2012–13<ref>Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:<br />{{Soccerbase season|56543|2012|name=Josh Gillies|access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref>||Conference Premier||45||15||1||0||0||0||3||0||49||15 |- !colspan=2|Total !91!!18!!1!!0!!0!!0!!9!!0!!101!!18 |- |rowspan="3"|Carlisle United||2013–14<ref name="Soccerbase">{{Soccerbase season|56543|2013|name=Josh Gillies|access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref>||League One||6||0||1||0||1||0||2||0||10||0 |- |2014–15<ref name="2014/2015">{{Soccerbase season|56543|2014|name=Josh Gillies|access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref>||League Two||6||1||0||0||0||0||2||0||8||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !12!!1!!1!!0!!1!!0!!4!!0!!18!!1 |- |rowspan="3"|Cambridge United (loan)||2013–14<ref name="Soccerbase"/>||Conference Premier||2||1||0||0||0||0||2||0||4||1 |- ||2013–14<ref name="Soccerbase"/>||Conference Premier||10||2||0||0||0||0||1||0||11||2 |- !colspan=2|Total !12!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!0!!15!!3 |- |rowspan="1"|Gateshead (loan)||2014–15<ref name="2014/2015"/>||Conference Premier||5||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||5||1 |- |rowspan="2"|Gateshead||2015–16<ref name="2015/2016">{{Soccerbase season|56543|2015|name=Josh Gillies|access-date=7 August 2013}}</ref>||National League||23||4||0||0||0||0||3||2||26||6 |- !colspan=2|Total !28!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!2!!31!!7 |- !colspan="3"|Career totals !172!!30!!6!!0!!1!!0!!25!!4!!204!!34 |}
{{refbegin}} :A. {{note|League}} The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in The Football League, Football Conference and Northern League. :B. {{note|Other}} The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals (including those as a substitute) in the Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, FA Vase, Northumberland Senior Cup and Northern League Cup. {{refend}}
==Honours== '''Cambridge United'''
*FA Trophy: 2013–14<ref>{{Cite news |date=23 March 2014 |title=Cambridge 4-0 Gosport |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/26706037 |access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}} *{{Soccerway|josh-gillies/93251}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gillies, Josh}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:English men's footballers Category:England men's semi-pro international footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Sunderland Nissan F.C. players Category:Newcastle Blue Star F.C. players Category:Blyth Spartans A.F.C. players Category:Whitley Bay F.C. players Category:Gateshead F.C. players Category:Carlisle United F.C. players Category:Cambridge United F.C. players Category:FC Halifax Town players Category:Darlington F.C. players Category:South Shields F.C. players Category:Northern Football League players Category:Northern Premier League players Category:National League (English football) players Category:English Football League players Category:Footballers from Sunderland Category:21st-century English sportsmen